Fourteen trade unions came out fighting in the face of Tory threats on strike rights yesterday by launching a united effort to end the nasty party’s “five years of neglect.”

Unions representing three million workers put Prime Minister David Cameron on notice after his party revealed plans to make public-sector strikes almost impossible.

GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said they “must be stopped” as he launched the Unions Together “manifesto for change.”

In a rallying call to members, he said: “It is now clear that the Conservative Party has the trade union movement firmly in its sights.

“They must be stopped before they go any further.

“After five years of Tory neglect, we will fight this election on behalf of millions of working people across this country who want to see a society work for them and not just an elite at the top.”

Mr Kenny’s call for members to mobilise comes after the Tories confirmed that an anti-democratic attack on workers will be part of their manifesto for May’s general election.

If re-elected, the party will impose a 40 per cent turnout threshold for strikes in health, transport and other “core” services.

Rules to further restrict picketing and allow bosses to break strikes with scab labour are also among plans announced on Saturday by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

Mr McLoughlin has previously boasted about his past as a self-confessed “Tory scab,” recalling at the 2012 Tory conference his pride in telling Margaret Thatcher that he crossed picket lines.

The boss-friendly plans stand in contrast to the manifesto launched by Unions Together, the group of 14 Labour-affiliated trade unions.

The five point pledge card includes Labour commitments to increase the minimum wage, end “exploitative” zero-hour contracts, a publicly-run NHS and an energy price freeze.

Three million union members received the manifesto by email as the Star went to press yesterday evening.

And Labour national policy chief Angela Eagle MP kicked off a workplace tour to rally support for the campaign at Sizewell B power station in Ipswich yesterday.

“At the next election working people in this country will have a clear choice,” she said.

“A Tory Party that puts rich vested interests first. Or a Labour Party that will make this country work for working people again.

“I look forward to meeting with workers next week and hearing how a Labour government can help them and their families.”

Ms Eagle’s tour will reach supermarket distribution centres today, before visiting Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital in London on Wednesday with Unison leader Dave Prentis.

Union members can join the campaign at www.manifestoforchange.com.

Five pledges for 2015

1. Decent wages

   raise the minimum wage, promote the living wage and tackle the gender pay gap

1. Secure jobs now and in the future

   raise the quality of apprenticeships, end zero-hours contracts, and the stop the exploitation of agency workers

1. Rights at work

   build partnerships between workers and employers and reform the employment tribunal system

1. Saving our NHS

   repeal the Health and Social Care Act and recruit 20,000 more nurses and 8,000 more GPs paid for by a tax on properties worth £2m and a tax on tobacco companies

1. Helping with the bills

   freeze energy bills, scrap the bedroom tax, introduce a cap on annual rail fare increases and provide 25 hours of free childcare for working parents with 3 and 4-year-olds, paid for with an increase in the bank levy